Posted on 10/28/2014 9:11:00 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom
Cutting federal health and retirement spending has long been at the top of the GOP agenda. But with Republicans in striking distance of winning the Senate, they are suddenly blasting the idea of trimming Social Security benefits.
The latest attack came in Georgia, where the National Republican Campaign Committee posted an ad last week accusing Rep. John Barrow (D) of “leaving Georgia seniors behind” by supporting “a plan that would raise the retirement age to 69 while cutting Social Security benefits.”
Crossroads GPS, the conservative nonprofit group founded by GOP strategist Karl Rove, has run similar ads against North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan (D), Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor (D) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.). Crossroads accused Hagan of supporting a “controversial plan” that “raises the retirement age.” [...]
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” ” Crossroads GPS, the conservative nonprofit group founded by GOP strategist Karl Rove, has run similar ads against North Carolina... “
“Crossroads GPS, the conservative nonprofit group founded by DNC strategist Karl Rove, has run similar ads against North Carolina...”
There......fixed it.
It’s nutty to talk about cutting SS when welfare has been expanded willy nilly. Romney’s inexplicable choice of SS cutter Paul Ryan was probably the reason he lost the election.
None of the Reps are talking about entitlement reform for fear of losing votes. The longer the political class delays entitlement reform, the more painful the decisions will become.
The GOP hates our guts. They’d have hated The Framers.
STOP VOTING FOR NON-TEA PARTY CANDIDATES.
However, there are those here at FR that will tell you voting Republican is our only hope against Barry. I dont see how that could be since theres no substantive difference between Dem & Republican.
Washington Post turning up the liberal propaganda machine as the election nears. This what they always do.
One mild caution - beware of anything funded by Rove and printed in the WaPo that pops up one week prior to the election. Just sayin’.
I have often posted that if Rove isn’t being paid millions by the DNC, shame on him.
See post number 5.
Apparently Obama is now a hero to FReepers.
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When as any Pub called for cuts in SS?
Insane piece in WaPO but idoits will believe
Democrats accuse republicans of it all the time because they know it hurts republicans. Doing what democrats accuse us off is a sure fire loser.
Social Security does need to be cut but it has to be drawn down over a period of years. Maybe replace it with some kind of untouchable savings account for new people working in the workforce.
this is politics.
this is actually about voter suppression. Piss off conservatives.
Republicans are denying democrats their playbook.
Medicare was condemned to death by Medicaid.
After Paul Ryan managed to lose a debate to Joe Biden, I would've agreed with you.
And now we have the October Suprise.
When did a Republican advocate Cutting Social Security?
Oh that’s right, Liberals have insane imaginations...
I agree. SS needs an overhaul
It just drives me batty to see media lie
and people believe
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